RAMpocalypse: AI Buildout Sends Memory Prices Skyrocketing
November 22nd, 2025I bought a 32GB (2x16GB) kit of CORSAIR Vengeance 6000MHz CL30 DDR5 on November 25, 2024 for $99.99.
I thought I should buy another 32GB of that before prices rise…
The same product is $427.99 now. haha
Via: Tweaktown:
With the AI boom and the rise of next-gen data centers in nearly every major city, as well as cloud-based computing, we’ve seen several reports in recent months of an unprecedented shortage of flash-based memory and storage expected in 2026. And as we’re heading into the final weeks of 2025, it sounds like the price hikes and limited availability are already here.
According to a new report from Reuters, Samsung Electronics is already raising the price on DDR5 memory modules by up to 60%. Prices for 32GB of DDR5 memory have increased from $149 in September to $239 in November. “The boom in artificial intelligence has stoked intense demand,” the report writes, noting that memory chips are included in the rush to purchase every high-end GPU that is currently being manufactured.
